Bale tie or band.



No. 679,844. Patented Aug. 6, |901. W. M. HULMES.

BALE TIE 0R BAND. (Applicazinn med :nine 1s, 1900.)

(No- Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WATSON M. HOLMES, OF HOOSICK FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T() THE PLANTERS COMPRESS COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BALE TIE OR BAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 679,844, dated August 6, 1901.

Application filed June 1 8, 1 9 00.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, WATSON M. HOLMES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hoosick Falls, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in'Bale Ties or Bands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bale ties or bands.

The object of the invention is to provide a bale tie or band which is of simple construction and arrangement, strong and durable, and economical of manufacture and wherein slipping of the band or tie through or with reference to the shank of the hook and eyelet when the band is under heavy tension is avoided and wherein the hook and eyelet are prevented from becoming detached from` the band when the latter is not in use.

Other objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

The invention consists, substantially, in the construction, combination, and arrangement, all as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawings, and iinally pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings and to the Various views and reference-signs appearing thereon, Figure l is a broken plan view of a blank having ribs or'reinfor'cements formed therein and having split ends before the ends are bent to form the bale band or tie. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same after the eyelet and hook are placed thereon and the ends bent or folded over, the split ends being shown as spread apart. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view on the line 3 3, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4c is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 4, Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a broken sectional View similar to Fig. 3, showing a modified form of bale band or tie included within the scope of my invention- The same part is designated by the same reference-sign wherever it occurs in the several views.

In carrying out my invention I employ a strip or band of suitable width and of the requisite length. Inthe construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4. I provide the ends of this strip with strengthening ribs or reinforcements (indicated at A) and extending Serial No. 20,670. (No model.)

longitudinally thereof. These ribs or reinforcements may be stamped in the ends of the strip, and I slit each end of the strip or band for a short distance, as indicated at B. The blank is now ready to receive thereon the eyelet C and the hook D. These may be of the usual construction and arrangement and are provided with the usual openings for the ends of the blank to be passed therethrough. After the ends of the blank have been respectively passed through the eyelet and the opening in the shank of the hook Said ends are bent or folded over upon the body of the band, as clearly shown. The line of bend is indicated at E and should be just beyoud the termination of the ribs or reinforcements A. The split ends b b are then spread apart, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and the bale band or tie is complete and ready for use. From this construction itwill be seen that the bent or folded-over ends are stiened by the ribs or corrugations formed therein,and hence will not curl up or slip through the openings in the eyelet and hook when the band or tie is .applied to a bale andis subjected to strain, but the band will always remain the same length between the hook and eyelet, and therefore the strain caused by the expansion of the bale to which the band ortie is applied will not affect the length of the band, and the spreading apart of the split ends of the band alfords means whereby the hook and eyelet are prevented from becoming detached from the band while being shipped or handled. In practice I prefer to apply the band to the bale so that the bent ends thereof will lie next to the bale. This avoids the danger of the baleband ends forming obstructions or projections or being caught while the bale is being handled and also prevents said ends from being drawn orswung out at right angles to the length of the band when under strain.

In Fig.5 I have shown a modified form which for some purposes possesses advantageous features. In this form I provide a number of ribs or reinforce-corrugations A throughout the length of the band or tie and spaced a suitable distance apart and connected by the intervening portions F. In other respects the construction may be the same as above described. By this construction the band IOO may be adjusted to any suitable ordesired length by forming the bend of the end portion between any tWo contiguous ribs or reinforce-corrugations A', and this is a desirable and important feature.

It is obvious that the stiifening-ribs or reband or tie in any suitable manner; but for economyand facility of manufacture I prefer to stamp til/em.

Having now set forth the object and nature of my invention and constructions embodyingV the principles thereof, what I claim as new and useful and of my own invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bale band or tie having split ends, in combination with a hook and an eyelet to be strung upon said band, the split ends of said band adapted to be spread apart to retain the hook and eyelet upon the band, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. Abaleband ortie havingthe ends thereof bent back upon and in a plane parallel With the body of the band, said ends being ribbed or corrugated and spiit at the extremities thereof, in combination with a hook' and an eyeletradapted to be strung upon said band, the split ends of said band adapted to be spread apart to retain the hook and eyelet upon the band, as and' for the purpose set forth. inforce-corrugations may be formed in the A or corrugations formed therein at suitable dls- 3; A bale band or tie having stiffening-ribs tances apart, the ends of said band being longitudinally split, said split ends adapted to be bent or folded down upon and in a plane parallel with the body thereof from points Vbetween adjacent stiening-ribs or corrugations, in combination with a hook and an eyelet adapted to be strung upon said band, the split ends of said band adapted to be spread apart to retain said hook and eyelet thereon, as and for the purpose set forth.

I witness whereof I' have hereunto set my hand, this 8th day of June, 1900, in the presence of the subscribing Witnesses.

WATSON M. HOLMES.

Witnesses:

FREDERIC S. GOODWIN, WM. M. RHEEM. 

